Sheriff of Somerset Sir William le Viel de Moion, I
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1. Sheriff of Somerset Sir William le Viel de Moion, I was born in 1061 in Somerset, England; died about 1097 in England.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Elder
- Occupation: William is mentioned in the Domesday Book where he is shown to control a large number of manors in Somerset centred on Dunster Castle
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Birth:
Dunster CastleSir married AdelizDunster, Somerset, England. Adeliz was born in 1081 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1100 in Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. 1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II
was born about 1090 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1156 in Dunster, Somerset, England.
Generation: 2
2. 1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II
(1.Sir1) was born about 1090 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1156 in Dunster, Somerset, England.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Scourge of the West
- _MILT: He held Dunster Castle for the Empress Maud. From this stronghold he committed such ravages on the countryside that King Stephen marched against him in force; but finding Dunster Castle impregnable he left a blockading force under Henry de Tracy
Notes:
Birth:
Dunster Castle
Died:
Dunster CastleSir married Countess of Somerset Lady Agnes de Gant about 1121 in Whichford, Warwickshire, England. Lady was born on 5 Oct 1105 in Lincolnshire, England; died about 1155 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Lord Dunster William de Mohun, III
was born after 1133 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1176 in Dunster, Somerset, England.
Generation: 3
3. Lord Dunster William de Mohun, III
(2.Sir2, 1.Sir1) was born after 1133 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1176 in Dunster, Somerset, England.
William married Godeheut de Toeni in 1160. Godeheut (daughter of Lord of Flamstead Roger de Toeni, III and Ida Gertrude de Hainault) was born in 1130 in Hertfordshire, England; died in 1186 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV
was born in Apr 1156 in Somerset, England; died in Oct 1193.
- 4. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV
Generation: 4
4. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV
(3.William3, 2.Sir2, 1.Sir1) was born in Apr 1156 in Somerset, England; died in Oct 1193.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Le Meschyn
Notes:
Birth:
Dunster Castle
Died:
Enroute to Jeruselam on pilgrimageWilliam married Lucy of Cambridge in 1179 in Wiltshire, England. Lucy was born in 1165 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1201 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Earl of Somerset, 4th Baron of Dunster Sir Reynold de Mohun, I
was born in Apr 1183 in Somerset, England; died in Apr 1213 in Somerset, England.